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Court denies Jennifer Hudson gets star treatment at trial of man charged in
As Hudson watches the trial of the man accused of killing her family, she is playing the dual role of celebrity and crime victim. Some of the accommodations the court is making for her are because she's a star, but others, advocates say, are courtesies
Updated: 05/01/2012 08:36A
Guilty plea over ex-GAA player manslaughter
A father of five's guilty plea to the unlawful killing of former Fermanagh GAA player Ciaran Woods, has been accepted as he was about to go on trial for murder. Enniskillen Crown Court Judge David McFarland told the pre-selected jury that the
Updated: 05/01/2012 08:32A
Nat Fraser trial: Court told of secret Hector Dick recording
Hector Dick was giving evidence at the trial of her husband Nat Fraser, who denies killing her. The High Court in Edinburgh was told Mr Dick was recorded insulting Mrs Fraser and speculating on her whereabouts. Mr Dick has earlier claimed Mr Fraser
Updated: 05/01/2012 08:30A
Continuant Adds Another Pre-Trial 'Win' in Avaya Lawsuit; Court Denies Avaya's
In January of this year, New Jersey Federal District Court Judge Garrett E. Brown, in a single ruling, denied Avaya's two Motions for Summary Judgment seeking to dismiss Continuant's claims, paving the way for the issue to be decided at trial.
Updated: 05/01/2012 08:26A
Continuant Adds Another Pre-Trial 'Win' in Avaya Lawsuit; Court Denies Avaya's
In January of this year, New Jersey Federal District Court Judge Garrett E. Brown, in a single ruling, denied Avaya's two Motions for Summary Judgment seeking to dismiss Continuant's claims, paving the way for the issue to be decided at trial.
Updated: 05/01/2012 08:24A
Discrimination Against LGBT Jurors Remains Legal
In 2005, a federal court upheld Lewis' removal, observing that “no federal law” prevents attorneys from removing “cross-dressers or transvestites” from juries. Lewis' experience is not unique. Federal courts have consistently declined to prohibit
Updated: 05/01/2012 08:24A
Trial set for Cocke County residents' lawsuit
According to The Knoxville News Sentinel ( http://bit.ly/JKZmMP), US District Court Judge Ronnie Greer has certified the lawsuit - one of several in a decades-long series of court battles between Tennessee property owners and a western North Carolina
Updated: 05/01/2012 08:22A
Trial set for Cocke County residents' lawsuit
According to The Knoxville News Sentinel ( http://bit.ly/JKZmMP), US District Court Judge Ronnie Greer has certified the lawsuit - one of several in a decades-long series of court battles between Tennessee property owners and a western North Carolina
Updated: 05/01/2012 08:22A
Jury out in child sex ring trial
A jury has retired to consider its verdicts in the trial of 11 men from Greater Manchester accused of being part of a child sexual exploitation ring. Liverpool Crown Court heard that five girls were "shared" by Kabeer Hassan, Abdul Aziz, Abdul Rauf,
Updated: 05/01/2012 08:15A
Jury out in child sex ring trial
A jury has retired to consider its verdicts in the trial of 11 men from Greater Manchester accused of being part of a child sexual exploitation ring. Liverpool Crown Court heard that five girls were "shared" by Kabeer Hassan, Abdul Aziz, Abdul Rauf,
Updated: 05/01/2012 08:15A